Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 78
... tion in a religious form must be seen against the background of extreme poverty and lack of social opportunity . The cult groups provide the means of temporary escape from the tedium of everyday life . Pocomania is the most prominent of ...
... tion in a religious form must be seen against the background of extreme poverty and lack of social opportunity . The cult groups provide the means of temporary escape from the tedium of everyday life . Pocomania is the most prominent of ...
Page 100
... tion , which was held in the hall of the bride's father's office . Champagne was liberally dispensed . Soon after the speeches at the reception the couple left by car for the mountains for their honeymoon . There were two exceptional ...
... tion , which was held in the hall of the bride's father's office . Champagne was liberally dispensed . Soon after the speeches at the reception the couple left by car for the mountains for their honeymoon . There were two exceptional ...
Page 138
... tion about family matters there may be more references to ' aunty ' than to father or mother . Walking through a Jamaican town or village with an inhabitant , I found that a frequent form of address towards people was that of ' Coz ...
... tion about family matters there may be more references to ' aunty ' than to father or mother . Walking through a Jamaican town or village with an inhabitant , I found that a frequent form of address towards people was that of ' Coz ...
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